May 5, 2025, 8pm, Nonlocal Entanglement 8 E. Pender Street, Vancouver, BC$10/$20/XX/FREE New York City and Vancouver based musicians get tangled up in sound. Hilliard Greene - BassClyde Reed - BassStephanie Griffin - ViolaJohanna Hausaer - ClarinetsThemba Tana - PercussionJesus Caballero - Drums ~ 8EAST ACCESS STATEMENT ~ The 8EAST social space for new culture […]
Spring 2025 Improvisation Workshop 2pm-3:30pm Saturdays March 15 - May 10 At 8EAST FREE for up to 15 participants with NOW Membership Donations gratefully accepted (here). Workshops are drop-in! Please bring your instrument (and/or amp) and be ready to play! Since 1978, the New Orchestra Workshop Society (NOW) has presented music improvisation workshops, offering space […]
BIG FUN ON THE CORNER A monthly series celebrating electricity in improvised music! Brought to you by JP Carter and the NOW Society, every 2nd Wednesday of the month. 15th edition: Meredith Bates • violin, effects Lisa Cay Miller • piano, keyboard Jesus Caballero • drums Wednesday May 14th, 2025 8 E Pender St Doors […]
Performing on 8east's inaugural '3rd Thursday' improvised music series are - Tʼuyʼtʼtanat-Cease Wyss: Synthesized plant sounds Johanna Hauser: Clarinets Lisa Cay Miller: Keys Themba Tana: Percussion and various other instruments Albert St Albert Smith: Percussion and various other instruments Free/$10/$20/$xx ~ 8EAST ACCESS STATEMENT ~ The 8EAST social space for new culture is a project […]
Friday May 23 8pm Improvised music at 8EAST doors 7:45 $20/$10/XX/FREE Three sets: Set 1 ZÖJ: Gelareh Pour: kamancheh, qeychak, vocals Brian O’Dwyer: drumkit, percussion Set 2 Nebyu Yohannes: trombone Feven Kidane: trumpet Lisa Cay Miller: keyboards Set 3 - Quintet! ZÖJ is an experimental cross-cultural music duo from Australia, consisting of Gelareh Pour on […]
On the last Wednesday of every month... Come play improvised music in a collaborative setting! Open to improvising musicians of all genres and experience levels. Small ensembles will be randomly created from musicians that register (that’s you!) to play short sets together. Free/$10/$20/$xx Admission is free; donations are welcome at the door (cash only). Cash […]
The World to Come, inspired by Angela Davis on Radical Self Care “It’s very dangerous not to recognize that as we struggle, we are attempting to presage the world to come. And the wold to come should be one in which we acknowledge collectivity and connections and relations and joy. And if we don’t start […]
May 31, 2025 2pm-3:30pm At 8EAST Sequencer-based Improvisation entails the synchronizing of one or more instruments together via a “Master Clock,” then using sequencers, sound design, audio mixers, and effects to spontaneously compose fluid and spontaneous music in real-time. Join MOONBEAN for a brief presentation followed by an open studio session, where we will make […]
June 7, 2025 2pm-3:30pm At 8EAST Come explore intentional sound making with cellist Norm Adams (Halifax) and percussionist Joe Sorbara (Guelph)! This workshop is drop-in and FREE with a NOW Membership Donations gratefully accepted (here) Bring your instrument (and amp if possible). Please arrive at 1:45 if you need to set up your instrument. Cellist […]
Sorbara/Adams + Lee/Reed/Miller June 7, 2025 8pm at 8EAST $10/$20/XX/FREE 2 Sets Norman Adams - Cello Joe Sorbara - Percussion Norman Adams - Cello Peggy Lee - Cello Clyde Reed - BassLisa Cay Miller - PianoJoe Sorbara - Drums Guest Artist bios Canadian drummer and percussionist Joe Sorbara has spent decades developing a reputation as […]